Energy security has climbed the list of EU energy and foreign policy priorities in the last decade. This process was accelerated by the shock of the 2006 and 2009 disruptions in Russian gas supply through Ukraine, and by the new possibilities offered by the Lisbon Treaty. Efforts have been...

Introduction: the energy policy of the EU and its external dimension -- Conceptualizing the Commission behaviour -- When the Commission asks too much: the legislative process leading to decision 994/2012 on Intergovernmental Agreements in the Field of Energy -- Unbundling the internal market in...